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it's designed to reduce long-term healthcare costs. smoke something responsible for $200 billion in annual health-related economic losses. the cdc says nicotine is detectable in blood days after use and some by-products may be measured in european, hair and sow lie have a. industries says this is a trend among healthcare businesses. cigna is joining a long list of companies, that include alaska airlines, and it's using urine tests for its screening. it has i not clarified if will retest for those who tested positive. >> reporter: smokers need jobs, too. is there recourse for them in challenging jobs that they're turned down. >> reporter: they have successfully lobbied on behalf of smokers and in 29 states there are laws that protect smokers rights. the new cigna hiring policy, that would be considered illegal in those states. >> is there a slippery slope. if people are obese, are they next? >> reporter: that's always a concern but right now the federal government does not bar laws that discriminate against smokers. for that reason peop
it's designed to reduce long-term healthcare costs. smoke something responsible for $200 billion in annual health-related economic losses. the cdc says nicotine is detectable in blood days after use and some by-products may be measured in european, hair and sow lie have a. industries says this is a trend among healthcare businesses. cigna is joining a long list of companies, that include alaska airlines, and it's using urine tests for its screening. it has i not clarified if will retest for...
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population's healthcare. >> do you want no healthcare for young people or did you think that the healthcare system needed reformed. >> we think young people should make the responsible system and buy healthcare. young people can find healthcare right now in the private market. 96% of uninsured young people do not have a chronic position. it's not hard for them to buy a really inexpensive healthcare plan. obamacare makes it way more expensive and paying huge deductibles. just 10% believe it's going to lower their healthcare cost. >> do you not like the provision up to age 26 you can stay on your parents. >> i don't think it's that much help. so many parents are getting kicked of health insurance because of obamacare in the first place. it's not cool or right to turn your 20s into your add adolescents. so many people can't find a job and getting insurance on themselves are stuck being dependent on mom or dad or the government until they are 26. >> if they can't get a job then they are not going to be able to buy healthcare insurance so why not let them stay on their parents? >> i don't think
population's healthcare. >> do you want no healthcare for young people or did you think that the healthcare system needed reformed. >> we think young people should make the responsible system and buy healthcare. young people can find healthcare right now in the private market. 96% of uninsured young people do not have a chronic position. it's not hard for them to buy a really inexpensive healthcare plan. obamacare makes it way more expensive and paying huge deductibles. just 10%...
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we see the headlines and everything going wrong in healthcare. but sometimes we forget that there are some things that actually are going okay. there are things this committee and previous congresses have worked on, and that's one of the things we are going to be discussing this morning. sometimes we are so busy triaged and that we don't allow ourselves the luxury of things working as intended. my opinion is medicare advantage is working, and it's important to hold hearings like this to learn from those successes and see where we can build upon those successes and where the potential threats that are undermining the benefits and services that now over 25% of seniors are experiencing and how those might be threatened. medicare advantage allows integrated care coordination to community font to bring in for medicare. athe plans are lower in cost. they are bringing management to the care coordination to patients lives and encouraging wellness activities and actually using physicians to the maximum ability of their license rather than always referring
we see the headlines and everything going wrong in healthcare. but sometimes we forget that there are some things that actually are going okay. there are things this committee and previous congresses have worked on, and that's one of the things we are going to be discussing this morning. sometimes we are so busy triaged and that we don't allow ourselves the luxury of things working as intended. my opinion is medicare advantage is working, and it's important to hold hearings like this to learn...
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the healthcare they currently have. >> ibb that is important for congress to assure the security for seniors. my apolitical answer which is hard to do in washington i'm sure is to say this is about patient care. >> yes or no. >> be integrated and coordinated care system development whether through that program. >> would you review the proposal? >> we don't generally take positions on legislation. we let you do that but there is there's anumber of technical qus and issues that have been raised about the cost shifting that what happened to the medicare beneficiaries that are important to answer before any change to a very popular program were made. >> i believe that the idea of using a voucher type system which is very a ten to what is being done in the medicare base already is a good idea. >> that republican paul ryan budget included provisions to repeal the affordable care act including the important reforms to medicare, the closing of the coverage gap known as the doughnut hole and preventive services that are such a great benefit to many of the neighbors and a wellness exams and im
the healthcare they currently have. >> ibb that is important for congress to assure the security for seniors. my apolitical answer which is hard to do in washington i'm sure is to say this is about patient care. >> yes or no. >> be integrated and coordinated care system development whether through that program. >> would you review the proposal? >> we don't generally take positions on legislation. we let you do that but there is there's anumber of technical qus and...
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you'll find reviews on everything from home repair to healthcare. now that we're expecting, i like the fact i can go onto angie's list and look for pediatricians. the service providers that i've found on angie's list actually have blown me away. find out why more than two million members count on angie's list. angie's list -- reviews you can trust. >>> ♪ >> that is just the first serving. a supersize fight for a supersize wage that will be going on all week, into next week fast-food workers backed by union groups, walking off the job, turning off the volume. david lee miller is in lower manhattan. >> reporter: not clear is precisely how many fast food workers today actually walked off of the job. we are in lower manhattan right now in a rally is expected to get underway wind the next half hour. a number of rallies throughout the day and throughout the country. the demonstrators demanding that the minimum wage for fast food workers raise it to $15 an hour. at a rally in brooklyn this morning there war a few tense moments when demonstrators tried to
you'll find reviews on everything from home repair to healthcare. now that we're expecting, i like the fact i can go onto angie's list and look for pediatricians. the service providers that i've found on angie's list actually have blown me away. find out why more than two million members count on angie's list. angie's list -- reviews you can trust. >>> ♪ >> that is just the first serving. a supersize fight for a supersize wage that will be going on all week, into next week...
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but there are no -- actually, this is healthcare. this is about people's survival, having a baby, kids getting immunizations. so the question is, do we really want that prices the way we have our cell phones priced? >> you end up paying the 650 bucks unless you are getting it through a provider with a contract. in this case, does everybody end up paying those $32,000 for the heart x-ray? >> well, you know, most of the insurers will negotiate rates. the poor -- the unfortunate people who actually are hit with those bills are people who don't have insurance, who don't have an insurer to argue on their behalf. but, you know, in a way, we all pay because it's -- people say, why is my premium going up? this is why. >> why we have so many bankruptcy connected to it. >> right. >> then you see a doctor at that hospital talked about how medicaid only pays 10 to 20% of the costs. medicare, 70% of the costs. insurance companies often get about half of what those list prices are. >> right. >> so again, it just seems like played. >> it's a crazy
but there are no -- actually, this is healthcare. this is about people's survival, having a baby, kids getting immunizations. so the question is, do we really want that prices the way we have our cell phones priced? >> you end up paying the 650 bucks unless you are getting it through a provider with a contract. in this case, does everybody end up paying those $32,000 for the heart x-ray? >> well, you know, most of the insurers will negotiate rates. the poor -- the unfortunate people...
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doctors are on healthcare's front lines. for many years we've heard them steering clear from family practices to earn more as specialist. the median pay for a family physician $123,000. in 2004, $131,000. and in 2011, $165,000. ceos are the only ones on that list who do not wheele wield scalpels. the average doctor's sallies is $165,000. is that fair? boy, i should have thought that through. tell me what you think by tweeting by. and no, i'm not here to tell what you fair is. doctors are under great pressure from the insurance companies and government to lower costs and become more efficient. that's why physicians are worried about what obamacare means to them. as enrollment ramps up and educated expanded problems are looming for millions of people getting covered. doctors may not take their insurance. we found out why. >> if you like your doctor you can keep your doctor so long as your doctor keeps you. the new health law has many physicians wondering if they'll be able to keep their self-insured patients or accept new one
doctors are on healthcare's front lines. for many years we've heard them steering clear from family practices to earn more as specialist. the median pay for a family physician $123,000. in 2004, $131,000. and in 2011, $165,000. ceos are the only ones on that list who do not wheele wield scalpels. the average doctor's sallies is $165,000. is that fair? boy, i should have thought that through. tell me what you think by tweeting by. and no, i'm not here to tell what you fair is. doctors are under...
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the obama administration said it's revamped healthcare website is running for smoothly. it claims the site is 90% fixed but users are still reporting problems getting coverage or in some cases just logging on to the site. >>> pro tessers in thailand have taken over several government buildings as they try to force the country's prime minister to step down. a prominent oppositional leader has been telling followers to storm buildings. three people have died in the protest over the last several days, vice president joe biden has arrived in asia for a week-long trip. the visit is expected to be dominated by dispute over islands in the chain seas. chip niece scare defense zone over islands claimed by both countries. biden will visit china and south korea. and those are the headlines at this hour. i'm tony harris in new york city. "real money" is up next with david shuster in for ali velshi. >> a retail report card on black friday weekend and cyber monday, what the numbers say about holiday sales, american consumers and the economy. plus a look at the health of the obama care
the obama administration said it's revamped healthcare website is running for smoothly. it claims the site is 90% fixed but users are still reporting problems getting coverage or in some cases just logging on to the site. >>> pro tessers in thailand have taken over several government buildings as they try to force the country's prime minister to step down. a prominent oppositional leader has been telling followers to storm buildings. three people have died in the protest over the last...
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the obama administration is launching a healthcare strategy this month aimed at avoiding enrollment snafus come january and also trying to refocus public attention on the broad benefits of the law. president obama will focus on the benefits of a white house event to date by americans for the white house they have benefited from the overhaul the president will try to remind americans that the health care law is preventing insurance discrimination against those with pre-existing conditions and allowing young people to stay on their parents coverage until age 26. we will cover the events at the white house line starting 2:30 eastern on c-span three. >>> as you walk in there are tables out front with lots of pamphlets not prior to entering the gun show into the pamphlets or how the government is trying to take away the right of guns and governments doing this and obama doing that and obamacare is terrible. so, those were the kind i wanted to talk to because they had the ideas. so i said to them, you know, like who are you? i said well actually, i am an academic. i'm a researcher and i'm doing
the obama administration is launching a healthcare strategy this month aimed at avoiding enrollment snafus come january and also trying to refocus public attention on the broad benefits of the law. president obama will focus on the benefits of a white house event to date by americans for the white house they have benefited from the overhaul the president will try to remind americans that the health care law is preventing insurance discrimination against those with pre-existing conditions and...
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the president spoke to this group, the rebutte of healthcare, the affordable care act. here's a little bit more of what he had to say. >> obama: i hope you haven't been discouraged about how hard it is because stuff that's worth it is always hard. the civil rights movement was hard. giving me women the right to vo, that was hard. making sure we had the right to organize, that was hard. it's never been busy how we do business in this country. >> tony, the president has a wig problem. even with young people with startling statistics out of harvard, they came out with numbers. 39% of so-called millennials, 18 to 29-year-olds, only 39% approve of the affordable care act. 20%, just 20% of those polled intend to enroll. almost half do not intend to enroll. that could be bad news. >> mike, thank you ♪ >> mark morgan is here with the headlines in sports and big news for major college football. >> reporter: the prosecutor looking into sexual assault allegations against florida state quarterback jameis winston said that his investigation is complete, and he will announce his fi
the president spoke to this group, the rebutte of healthcare, the affordable care act. here's a little bit more of what he had to say. >> obama: i hope you haven't been discouraged about how hard it is because stuff that's worth it is always hard. the civil rights movement was hard. giving me women the right to vo, that was hard. making sure we had the right to organize, that was hard. it's never been busy how we do business in this country. >> tony, the president has a wig problem....
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what if told you this healthcare games 2, republican senator pat toomey discovered something. the contestants may not be reel because a lot of them are not technically enrolled. explain what is going on here. the difference between getting on the site, logging on and signing up. >> the problems never seem to end. the web site itself is really the least of the problems. but one of the new problems we're discovering is people go to the web site, they now finally manage to get through -- my wife couldn't. >> really. >> yeah. my wife is very sharp. couldn't get through. >> a u.s. senator's wife. >> members of congress are forced under the obamacare, we're losing our existing coverage. >> did you have any special pass code. >> no. it doesn't work for my wife either. so, yeah, believe me, i understand exactly what people are going through because we're going through it. >> what do you want? what did she find when she got -- >> took her information, her data, she gave all our personal information, all our identifying information, and now the system, has and it then when she queried i
what if told you this healthcare games 2, republican senator pat toomey discovered something. the contestants may not be reel because a lot of them are not technically enrolled. explain what is going on here. the difference between getting on the site, logging on and signing up. >> the problems never seem to end. the web site itself is really the least of the problems. but one of the new problems we're discovering is people go to the web site, they now finally manage to get through -- my...
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you'll find reviews on everything from home repair to healthcare. now that we're expecting, i like the fact i can go onto angie's list and look for pediatricians. the service providers that i've found on angie's list actually have blown me away. find out why more than two million members count on angie's list. angie's list -- reviews you can trust. jenna: now to the economy. shoppers spending 3% less this thanksgiving weekend compared to last year at the same time. that is according to the national retail federation survey. not great news for the retailers but they're certainly hoping to make up some of that ground on cyber monday which of course is today. more than half of americans say they plan to shop online this year. how about this fact as well? americans are expected to spend some $2 billion online today. that is up $500 million from last year. wow. that is a big jump. david hoffman, editor of the "new york post" home and travel section. he had good tips for us about what we should do online this cyber monday. david, quickly though, interesti
you'll find reviews on everything from home repair to healthcare. now that we're expecting, i like the fact i can go onto angie's list and look for pediatricians. the service providers that i've found on angie's list actually have blown me away. find out why more than two million members count on angie's list. angie's list -- reviews you can trust. jenna: now to the economy. shoppers spending 3% less this thanksgiving weekend compared to last year at the same time. that is according to the...
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notches healthcare services but breakfast, lunch and dinner. and as you see come you guys to talk about this before about the congress. one of the worst things the congress is doing right now is cutting the snap program. so when have the kids in public education, half of our kids come to school, our poor, in the south and the west is more than half. so that's why, look, i'm a big believer in we have to be the best you can be as schoolteachers. you heard what i said before that if somebody can't teach they shouldn't be there. we have to prepare teachers like finland prepares teachers. we have to value them. we have to actually have the common core, but do it right. delete testing at least for a while, but also make sure we of art and music and the tools that teachers need to the. we have the parents involved and engaged in welcoming safe, collective and private and we have to have the wraparound services because we are the first responders to poverty. and whether that is breakfast, lunch, and dinner like i saw at the school in cincinnati, or whe
notches healthcare services but breakfast, lunch and dinner. and as you see come you guys to talk about this before about the congress. one of the worst things the congress is doing right now is cutting the snap program. so when have the kids in public education, half of our kids come to school, our poor, in the south and the west is more than half. so that's why, look, i'm a big believer in we have to be the best you can be as schoolteachers. you heard what i said before that if somebody can't...
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. >> you remember the white house told us healthcare got gov is supposed to work smoothly for a vast maority of users by the end of november and 50,000 consumers should be able to simultaneously shop for coverage. yesterday people were put into a new cue basically a waiting room after only 35,000 customers clicked on to the site according to the "washington post". then there was this a screen of nonsense and question marks that popped up in the middle of the day after selecting apply for coverage. the white house isn't impressed with the improvements. >> the president believes the site has been significantly improved and that the teams in place have worked 24/7 for weeks now to make those improvements including significant improvements that were made over the weekend. but the work is not done. >> another huge problem is that about one-third of consumers who actually signed up for coverage have issues with their applications. >> can you image, you think you sign up, you go to get coverage because you need healthcare, you go there and you find out that in fact you haven't been signed u
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. >> it's a federal program that offers food and healthcare for low income families. her main concern is providing stablity for her children. i'm focusing on taking care of them and making them happy and make sure they get the education so they don't have to work a fast food ra.t restaurant at 9 . >> for the past three weeks i have been working nights and weekends because christmastime is coming up. >> one day she plans to return to college and ultimately changing careers. a bump in pay would help make that happen. >> the vatican is starting a new program to fight sexual abecause in the catholic church. pope francis is putting together a committee for a way to protect children from pedophiles and improve screening from proo pris and help those that have been abused. >> they ar dealing with the sexual abuse crisis is vital for the church's credibility. >> twenty-five soldiers were killed in a suicide attack at the yemen defense three. a car bomb wait went off. shortly after the bombing gunmen opened fire. no one has claimed responsibility. the interim government has ha
. >> it's a federal program that offers food and healthcare for low income families. her main concern is providing stablity for her children. i'm focusing on taking care of them and making them happy and make sure they get the education so they don't have to work a fast food ra.t restaurant at 9 . >> for the past three weeks i have been working nights and weekends because christmastime is coming up. >> one day she plans to return to college and ultimately changing careers. a...
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insurers are still complaining that the healthcare applications that they do receive are riddled with errors. and the house energy and commerce committee releasing new e-mails showing that administration officials knew that they need to delay the health care exchange for small businesses as early as august, but it was not until six weeks later on september 26 that the administration actually announced that it was delaying the on-line portal for small business. energy and commerce committee chairman fred upton said, about that revelation, as the paper trail broadens, we see more and more evidence that the administration was fully aware. its signature health care law was not ready for prime time. the documents we are now reviewing tell a much, much different story than what officials testified to congress. the white house continues to claim healthcare.gov is working better. public sentiment, however, is worsening. a new gallup poll shows the majority of americans, 52 percent, say they want a law scaled back or repealed outright compared with 50% to felt that way in october. said they wa
insurers are still complaining that the healthcare applications that they do receive are riddled with errors. and the house energy and commerce committee releasing new e-mails showing that administration officials knew that they need to delay the health care exchange for small businesses as early as august, but it was not until six weeks later on september 26 that the administration actually announced that it was delaying the on-line portal for small business. energy and commerce committee...
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i would argue we would be much better off if we had universal, single-payer healthcare because all of our competitors do and they are getting better results for less money which ought to be our focus. >> i am sure dan would like to weigh in on that but i want him to weigh in on st. louis quickly if you can, dan, to close this off because the president's speech got virtually no play on network news tonight. it got very little play on the big news aggregators, cnn.com. so after the failure of the obamacare website over the past couple of months, has the media and the nation started to tune him out? what does that mean? because is the economy dependent going? >> i think the economy would be a lot better if the president would get out of the way and stop trying to help because what he proposes of policies are the problem and i am not basing it on a partisan point because bush got us in with big government. obama is digging us in deeper. why is the media not paying attention? he is giving the same speech, more government, higher taxes, more intervention, more regulation. i guess we ought t
i would argue we would be much better off if we had universal, single-payer healthcare because all of our competitors do and they are getting better results for less money which ought to be our focus. >> i am sure dan would like to weigh in on that but i want him to weigh in on st. louis quickly if you can, dan, to close this off because the president's speech got virtually no play on network news tonight. it got very little play on the big news aggregators, cnn.com. so after the failure...
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provide the healthcare. with that alignment things tend to be for productive 234 how they perform. because of that alignment there is a huge investment in preventive care. so when they have the same goals ey are going to try to avoid acute interventions. they work with the patient to manage them threw it. and the third point i want to emphasize is the issue around many of these members are become very sick with time, age as well as where they are sose owe economically. the sickest portion that drive the 52% of the cost. that require greater intervention and greater coordination. so when these ideas of coordinating care and aligning insent rives important on all aspects of healthcare it's extremely important on the chronically sick individuals. > thank you very much. in the last congress about 40% of the seniors in my district had medicare vong plans. they love their plans. and it's very popular in my area. again, they like their plans. back in 2010 c.m.s. chief actuary did a report. he wrote we estimate that
provide the healthcare. with that alignment things tend to be for productive 234 how they perform. because of that alignment there is a huge investment in preventive care. so when they have the same goals ey are going to try to avoid acute interventions. they work with the patient to manage them threw it. and the third point i want to emphasize is the issue around many of these members are become very sick with time, age as well as where they are sose owe economically. the sickest portion that...
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it could change costs, coverage, and pretty much all of healthcare in america. my show sorts this all out. in fact, my staff has read the entire thing. which is probably more than what most members of congress can claim. we'll separate politics from policy, and just prescribe the facts. >> the united nations is marking the day as international day for persons with disabilities, around 5% of the population live with some form of disability. the government estimates 19% of people have one. many of them are children. some schools are using technology to help kids learn even if they can't see, hear, or speak. al jazeera has visited one of those schools that specializes in educating kids with severe disabilities. >> students come to the school from all over new york. some like chris, in an ambulance. the 16-year-old has a disability that limits his growth and am ability and requires constant medical care. now he's on his way to earning a high school diploma. >> there are no limits. >> this is in large part thanks to technology like this. it's helping 180 students wit
it could change costs, coverage, and pretty much all of healthcare in america. my show sorts this all out. in fact, my staff has read the entire thing. which is probably more than what most members of congress can claim. we'll separate politics from policy, and just prescribe the facts. >> the united nations is marking the day as international day for persons with disabilities, around 5% of the population live with some form of disability. the government estimates 19% of people have one....
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alise is covering the healthcare overhaul and is live in d.c. the republicans have owned the narrative. there is no way to describe this any other way. the president is trying to get back control of that. and their argument is once you learn about this and see what it's going to do for you and your family, it's going to work. it's a tall order, though, getting over the chatter. >> it is a tall order, and we know that there are consistent problems with the web site and how it's transferring information to insurance companies. the webs "washington post" did an expensive report and that's going to make it difficult fork people who hoped that once they enrolled they're going to be able to use this coverage starting january 1st. the white house insists that people are going to have no problems using their plans, but that's going to require them to make a series of fixes to the web site that have not been made yet according to insurance companies. >> is it your reporting that on the back end of this, meaning once potential customers send their informa
alise is covering the healthcare overhaul and is live in d.c. the republicans have owned the narrative. there is no way to describe this any other way. the president is trying to get back control of that. and their argument is once you learn about this and see what it's going to do for you and your family, it's going to work. it's a tall order, though, getting over the chatter. >> it is a tall order, and we know that there are consistent problems with the web site and how it's...
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. >>> president obama wants to sell the botched healthcare plan. he says the healthcare site is now working trying to convince young people to sign up. doug luzader is live with the latest. >> there is continual worry at the white house that young people are going to avoid the web site like the plague because there are delays and concerns about security of personal data. he continued the blitz urging to have care without coverage. the premiums will help offset the risk of older and sicker consumers. >> i understand why people would be resistant to people going on a web site which wasn't working right. for the vast majority of people is it is working well. my advice is go check it out for yourself. >> young adults are deeply skeptical of obamacare. majority of 18 to 29-year-olds oppose it. widespread opposition was to be expected. >> he's standing out there alone in the wind as this whole thing, obamacare collapses around him. he did not do what fdr and lbj did. they understood these majorities are temporary. he ceased on a temporary majority. he pa
. >>> president obama wants to sell the botched healthcare plan. he says the healthcare site is now working trying to convince young people to sign up. doug luzader is live with the latest. >> there is continual worry at the white house that young people are going to avoid the web site like the plague because there are delays and concerns about security of personal data. he continued the blitz urging to have care without coverage. the premiums will help offset the risk of older...
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does nothing to address the structural problems with the healthcare policy. the fact that a lot of people lost their insurance and don't know when -- >> we mentioned that it's not the site that is really such a problem -- >> was the past four weeks. >> but have that this discussion. >> we have. >> it's what you get to see when you're on it that is disconcerting. >> this is what is ridiculous about this whole thing. i'm going to stay consistent. i've said all along -- >> why start now? >> you know, that's what i do. i ain't about the site. for better or worse. maybe the site -- >> it's about the lousy law itself. >> it's about the law and like it or not, politicians, my friend right here, like it or -- what are you, mother teresa? >> i'm not running for anything. it's going to be two or three years before anybody has an answer whether this has worked or not worked. so, i know that that's -- >> if the web site leads people to something that is jaw-dropping, the prices aren't what they -- >> you're overstating that -- >> no, no. obviously that is what is happeni
does nothing to address the structural problems with the healthcare policy. the fact that a lot of people lost their insurance and don't know when -- >> we mentioned that it's not the site that is really such a problem -- >> was the past four weeks. >> but have that this discussion. >> we have. >> it's what you get to see when you're on it that is disconcerting. >> this is what is ridiculous about this whole thing. i'm going to stay consistent. i've said all...
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healthcare starting under $40 a month. i got education benefits. i work at walmart. i'm a pharmacist. sales associate. i manage produce. i work in logistics. there's more to walmart than you think. vo: opportunity. that's the real walmart. >>> if you've been suffering from back or shoulder problems lately, could be your cell phone or tablet's fault. >> you're probably not thinking about this, but there's a growing condition out there called i-posture and this is neither sexy nor cool. lesli foster found out doctors are reporting more and more people under age 30 are showing up on their doorsteps with some unfamiliar aches and pains. >> cell phones, tablets, laptops, everything you go people are glued to their devices. mobile electronic use has grown significantly over the past decade and so has the number of people suffering from back pain. >> people don't follow correct body mechanics and we see this often when people use the tablets and iphones. >> take a look. people are hunched over or have slouched posture while they use their tablets and mobile phones and this
healthcare starting under $40 a month. i got education benefits. i work at walmart. i'm a pharmacist. sales associate. i manage produce. i work in logistics. there's more to walmart than you think. vo: opportunity. that's the real walmart. >>> if you've been suffering from back or shoulder problems lately, could be your cell phone or tablet's fault. >> you're probably not thinking about this, but there's a growing condition out there called i-posture and this is neither sexy nor...
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we have seen a lot of jobs created in the healthcare sector ad jobs created in the healthcare sector. they are paying an average wages north of $20 an hour we are created good paying jock jobs ad some low paying jocks. jobs. and a lot of jobs that were created were government jobs, almost 40%. >> that is a misunderstanding. when you look at the number of people that were laid off and now they are being rehired. it's an artificial jump. >> it's artificial jump. they were counted as unemployed for the household survey but they were counted as being employed for. >> what are th the outcomes? may have another gebilities debg battle. consumer confidence is low. how optimistic are you? >> i'm guardedly optimistic. bayeboehner is confident. he is sending the house home. i'm looking for growth in the neighborhood of 2 and a half -it's stronger.i'm wrong i think it's making progress and that is on top of this years'economic growth rate and we maybe slightly below two and a half percent. wages while growing they are still well before the recession. it's the slowest recovery ever from the recess
we have seen a lot of jobs created in the healthcare sector ad jobs created in the healthcare sector. they are paying an average wages north of $20 an hour we are created good paying jock jobs ad some low paying jocks. jobs. and a lot of jobs that were created were government jobs, almost 40%. >> that is a misunderstanding. when you look at the number of people that were laid off and now they are being rehired. it's an artificial jump. >> it's artificial jump. they were counted as...
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the president talked about healthcare, mike viqueira, joins us from washington. why was this event important for the president to continue to push the healthcare law? >> reporter: you're right, the president in the second day of the reboot after the failure of healthealthcare.gov . lots of democrats very upset. lots of people trying to get healthcare, so what is the president trying to do? he's trying to talk to key constituencies, and remind everybody of the attributes as he sees them, boom care, as he has referred to it for two days in a row. who is he talking to? young invincibles, you and i are beyond that cohort, but these are the folks that they're counting on. these are the folks who must buy insurance. it's important to get folks who are healthier, i.e. younger into the system so all the premiums, all of the places make sense and it all balances out. that was the key. that yes, sir the president spoke to activists here in the complex. still speaking to a larger audience, trying to encourage those folks to go out and tell their cohorts. those folks in thei
the president talked about healthcare, mike viqueira, joins us from washington. why was this event important for the president to continue to push the healthcare law? >> reporter: you're right, the president in the second day of the reboot after the failure of healthealthcare.gov . lots of democrats very upset. lots of people trying to get healthcare, so what is the president trying to do? he's trying to talk to key constituencies, and remind everybody of the attributes as he sees them,...
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then we help create a personalized healthcare experience that works for you. and you. and you. with 50 years of know-how, and a dedicated network of doctors, health coaches, and wellness experts, we're a partner you can rely on -- today, and tomorrow. we're going beyond insurance to become your partner in health. humana. you may be muddling through allergies. try zyrtec-d®. powerful relief of nasal congestion and other allergy symptoms -- all in one pill. zyrtec-d®. at the pharmacy counter. >>> things found in common household products can increase the risk of a preterm birth. scientists studied urine samples and concluded those with the highest concentrations had a higher chance of a premature birth. >>> big news just coming from the white house on obama care. the healthcare.gov website had one million unique views yesterday, just confirmed by nbc's peter alexander at the white house. just moments ago, we had dueling democratic and republican news conferences, both sides blaming the other side for a lack of legislation that was signed into law this year. take a listen. >> jo
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subject of healthcare. he is a senior advisor and he has agreed to join us today. he will give a presentation and take some questions. welcome, tom daschle. [applause] >> byron, thank you for that generous introduction and thank you all for your warm reception this morning. i really appreciate the opportunity to be with you and to talk, as dennis has, about something we all care deeply about. i think it's appropriate that i'm the third in this line of midwestern speakers -- minnesota, north dakota, the gateway to south dakota and it's only appropriate that i come third. [laughter] dennis, byron, and i grew up in states where, in most of the communities, you put entering and leaving on the same post. most kids are about seven years old when they realize the name of their town is not "resume speed." we have a lot in common. you can understand why i'm as proud of dennis's work and commitment as i am this morning. i've known him for close to now 20 years and i had the good fortune to work very closely with him
subject of healthcare. he is a senior advisor and he has agreed to join us today. he will give a presentation and take some questions. welcome, tom daschle. [applause] >> byron, thank you for that generous introduction and thank you all for your warm reception this morning. i really appreciate the opportunity to be with you and to talk, as dennis has, about something we all care deeply about. i think it's appropriate that i'm the third in this line of midwestern speakers -- minnesota,...
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he also used his time to rail against obama-care, the federal healthcare law, he says that's one of the other priorities that and getting the economy going less so than working on the unemployment benefit issue. >> and torment, the labor department releases the november employment numbers. stick with al jazeera america for full coverage of that important report. some fast food workers are striking in more than 100 cities. they are demanding an increase in the minimum wage, and pushing to make it easier to unionize. many are asking for $15 an hour. that's nearly twice as much as the average worker earned. raising the minimum wage will not hurt jobs. fast food chains already have a wage increase would drive up the prices. that is by far the hirest in the country. tonya mosley is in washington state with more on how families struggle to get by on low pay. >> it's 22:00, and maya molina's five hour shift at kfc is over. she is off to pick up her youngest son to day care before heading home. and with no time to take off her uniform, maya heads to the kitchen to make a snack and help her two
he also used his time to rail against obama-care, the federal healthcare law, he says that's one of the other priorities that and getting the economy going less so than working on the unemployment benefit issue. >> and torment, the labor department releases the november employment numbers. stick with al jazeera america for full coverage of that important report. some fast food workers are striking in more than 100 cities. they are demanding an increase in the minimum wage, and pushing to...
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. >> the healthcare program has critical tests to enroll hundreds of thousands of people by december 3rdrd. the deadline for folks to begin on january 1st. >> elizabeth prann live for us this morning. thank you. >>> that brings us to our look who is talking this morning. mayor rudy giuliani appearing on our show. the healthcare.gov fixes won't work because it was backwards. >> we have to start the whole thing over. one expert tells me they built it wrong in the first place from the top down rather than the bottom up. to go fix the bottom, and this is the reason why you have that one-third figure of people who are not going to get the healthcare they thought they were going to get even though they signed up. >> the former mayor also at its foundation obamacare is really about the redistribution of wealth. >> the fundamental distortion here, sean, is this was soemd as we are going to do this through the private insurance companies. in fact this is socialized medicine. the private insurance companies are being mandated as to what must be covered by the government. the private insurance
. >> the healthcare program has critical tests to enroll hundreds of thousands of people by december 3rdrd. the deadline for folks to begin on january 1st. >> elizabeth prann live for us this morning. thank you. >>> that brings us to our look who is talking this morning. mayor rudy giuliani appearing on our show. the healthcare.gov fixes won't work because it was backwards. >> we have to start the whole thing over. one expert tells me they built it wrong in the first...
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. >>> looking to reverse weeks of bad publicity about the healthcare site president obama ask the people to ignore the republicans root are to the affordable care act to fail. >> i always said i would work with anyone to implement this law. if you have good ideas, bring them to me. let's go. but we are not repealing it as long as i'm president. [ clapping ] >> >> the president's speech kicked off the administration's three week inspirational campaign about healthcare reform, sign up for individuals who want coverage next year, is the 23rd. >>> hello, we are looking at dangerous conditions on the road in terms of the northern plains and the border states. look at the know on the radar summary. this is causing a problem because it's accumulating as well as the visibilities are coming down. across the north-west we don't expect the snow it linger. we did a snow earlier. that was across washington, down to nevada, fading out. our focus will be over here towards the east over the next day. still cool across parts of seattle. not a lot of rain or snow. it's the cooler temperatures going below
. >>> looking to reverse weeks of bad publicity about the healthcare site president obama ask the people to ignore the republicans root are to the affordable care act to fail. >> i always said i would work with anyone to implement this law. if you have good ideas, bring them to me. let's go. but we are not repealing it as long as i'm president. [ clapping ] >> >> the president's speech kicked off the administration's three week inspirational campaign about healthcare...
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higher. >> republicans are now focusing on the overall healthcare bill rather than the website. even with the improvements, the administration admits the site could still buckle under peak demand. december 23rd is the final signup date to ensure coverage on january 1. >>> checking our bay area headlines, the santa rosa teen shot and killed by a sheriff's deputy may have a memorial park created in his honor. sonoma county lawmakers will meet tomorrow to discuss requests from the community. a deputy shot 13-year-old andy lopez in october because he mistook the teen's bb gun for an ak-47 assault rifle. >>> san francisco's muni agency is reminding riders to be on alert this holiday season. robberies and cell phone snatchings have been a problem on some buses. muni wants people coming into the city to shop to be careful with their belongings and alert to their surroundings. >>> some retail experts say this year's black friday was disappointing. that's according to the national retail federation. 141million people went shopping over the holiday weekend. that's up by about 2 million fr
higher. >> republicans are now focusing on the overall healthcare bill rather than the website. even with the improvements, the administration admits the site could still buckle under peak demand. december 23rd is the final signup date to ensure coverage on january 1. >>> checking our bay area headlines, the santa rosa teen shot and killed by a sheriff's deputy may have a memorial park created in his honor. sonoma county lawmakers will meet tomorrow to discuss requests from the...
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iran... healthcare... ad guests on all sides of the debate. >> this is a right we should all have... >> it's just the way it is... >> there's something seriously wrong... >> there's been acrimony... >> the conservative ideal... >> it's an urgent need... and a host willing to ask the tough questions >> how do you explain it to yourself? and you'll get... the inside story ray suarez hosts inside story weekdays at 5 eastern only on al jazeera america >> michael eaves is here with sports. kind of a shake up in coaching ranks in one nba team. >> not one you would expect at this point in the season. >> the expectations were high because as a player kid was considered to have the highest basketballisbasketball iq in the nets made a change to the coaching staff today. >> it's lawrence frank who has been reassigned to a role where he will no longer attend practices or games there was reports that there was growing tension between frank and kidd. they called the move a result of different philosophies. it's differen
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subject of healthcare. he is a senior advisor and he has agreed to join us today. he will give a presentation and take some questions. welcome, tom daschle. [applause] >> byron, thank you for that generous introduction and thank you all for your warm reception this morning. i really appreciate the opportunity to be with you and to talk, as dennis has, about something we all care deeply about. i think it's appropriate that i'm the third in this line of midwestern speakers -- minnesota, north dakota, the gateway to south dakota and it's only appropriate that i come third. [laughter] dennis, byron, and i grew up in states where, in most of the communities, you put entering and leaving on the same post. most kids are about seven years old when they realize the name of their town is not "resume speed." we have a lot in common. you can understand why i'm as proud of dennis's work and commitment as i am this morning. i've known him for close to now 20 years and i had the good fortune to work very closely with him
subject of healthcare. he is a senior advisor and he has agreed to join us today. he will give a presentation and take some questions. welcome, tom daschle. [applause] >> byron, thank you for that generous introduction and thank you all for your warm reception this morning. i really appreciate the opportunity to be with you and to talk, as dennis has, about something we all care deeply about. i think it's appropriate that i'm the third in this line of midwestern speakers -- minnesota,...
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conversations we weren't going to have is that it be nice if he had three child care and exercise the right to healthcare? we didn't have those conversations. we had a conversation about what he expected as he was growing up, what he thought was going to be his and what he didn't get and how he feels somewhat basically screwed by the system. >> host: like things were taken away that were rightfully his. and that in a sense -- >> guest: that's the line, that's the kind of connective tissue among all the different factors. so my book has some resonance with yours for example, it has a lot of resonance with the gift that is this a subtitle of that is the betrayal. and they definitely feel like they've been betrayed. >> host: i was thinking a lot about that but he caused she similarly visits different parts of america and different ages of people in both through line is a similar one of sort of what was promised to me when i was growing up, the fathers in the 50s down to the su sun sun thatd no model for manhood and, you know, no easy thing to grasp onto as a model for success. before we get to the entitleme
conversations we weren't going to have is that it be nice if he had three child care and exercise the right to healthcare? we didn't have those conversations. we had a conversation about what he expected as he was growing up, what he thought was going to be his and what he didn't get and how he feels somewhat basically screwed by the system. >> host: like things were taken away that were rightfully his. and that in a sense -- >> guest: that's the line, that's the kind of connective...
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that over the text of the actual statute to me i don't think i would do that anyway, but with this healthcare law, surely you cannot point to whatt the congress intended to be these intricate provisions because many of them did not read or understand it. >> mr. cannon is claiming that it was the intention. it was intentional and purposeful of congress to come through the wall. >> we recognize the gentleman from texas. >> thank you mr. chairman and in all of the witnesses. it's good to see some of you back. i don't remember all of you otherwise it would be all of you. but if you would suppose with me that you are in a town hall back in the congressional district and you had in elementar an elel child a student stand up and ask this question i would like to know how each of you would answer this child's question. what right does the house of representatives have two pick and choose what type of government gets funding, what is the response? start with professor turley. >> i'm sorry the last part of the question? was right does the house of representatives have to pick and choose what part of th
that over the text of the actual statute to me i don't think i would do that anyway, but with this healthcare law, surely you cannot point to whatt the congress intended to be these intricate provisions because many of them did not read or understand it. >> mr. cannon is claiming that it was the intention. it was intentional and purposeful of congress to come through the wall. >> we recognize the gentleman from texas. >> thank you mr. chairman and in all of the witnesses. it's...
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healthcare starting under $40 a month. i got education benefits. i work at walmart. i'm a pharmacist. sales associate. i manage produce. i work in logistics. there's more to walmart than you think. vo: opportunity. that's the real walmart. >> tomorrow marks cyber monday. fedex expects to move when the 2 million shipments. cyber monday is the monday after thanksgiving where lots of stores offer deep discounts on their websites. fedex has hired tens of thousands of seasonal workers to handle the surge of shipments that they are expecting. it is the week of tree lighting's and the district. house speaker john boehner will light the capitol christmas tree on tuesday. the 88-foot spruce arrived on the west lawn monday morning after a month-long journey from washington state. it is decorated with 5000 locally crafted ornaments to reflect this yours theme, sharing washington's good- natured. the firstobama and family on friday are expected to take part in the letting of the national christmas tree. the ceremony will take place near the white house. tickets have been awarded
healthcare starting under $40 a month. i got education benefits. i work at walmart. i'm a pharmacist. sales associate. i manage produce. i work in logistics. there's more to walmart than you think. vo: opportunity. that's the real walmart. >> tomorrow marks cyber monday. fedex expects to move when the 2 million shipments. cyber monday is the monday after thanksgiving where lots of stores offer deep discounts on their websites. fedex has hired tens of thousands of seasonal workers to...
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food the focus is on mental healthcare. >> it is just a pr problem, right, doug? is thank you for joining us. appreciate it. >> now to a fox news alert in california. a man suspected of killing his ex-girlfriend barricaded himself and is now holding a woman and a child hostage. the situation began last night at 6:30. swat officers have been talking to the man in hopes of getting him to peacefully surrender. >> the crash hearings begin today for the asiana flight. flight 214 crash landed at san francisco international airport back in july killing three teenagers and injuring nearly 200 passengers. two-day hearings will be on awareness emergency response and cabin safety. >> a second in command in california guilty of corruption. now angela's face lies in the hands of a judge. the assistant manager and boss gave himself huge salaries. 554,000 dollars by the end of the sen your. >>al lon grace son is known for his colorful and controversial commentary about republicans. remember when you said this? >> die quickly. that's right. the republicans want you to die quickly
food the focus is on mental healthcare. >> it is just a pr problem, right, doug? is thank you for joining us. appreciate it. >> now to a fox news alert in california. a man suspected of killing his ex-girlfriend barricaded himself and is now holding a woman and a child hostage. the situation began last night at 6:30. swat officers have been talking to the man in hopes of getting him to peacefully surrender. >> the crash hearings begin today for the asiana flight. flight 214...
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. >> the nation's troubled healthcare web site was supposed to be up and running for the vast majority of users today, administration has issued its progress reports and major garrett is at the white house with details tonight. major. >> jeff, two months late the white house says obamacare federal web site healthcare.gov will work for most people most of the time, but this promise like others attached to the healthcare law comes with a catch. >> the department of health and human services says it is one sluggish and sickly healthcare web site can handle 50,000 users simultaneously, up to 800,000 a day. it has fewer glitches and maddening software dead ends. the administration's web site rescue consultant jeff tremendous zients told reporters on a conference call engineers have fixed more than 400 bugs in the past month, 300 in the past three weeks. >> we have a much more stable system that is reliably open for business, and that is important, because at the end of the day, we need high system up time so consumers are able to use the system to seek information, fill out applications, sh
. >> the nation's troubled healthcare web site was supposed to be up and running for the vast majority of users today, administration has issued its progress reports and major garrett is at the white house with details tonight. major. >> jeff, two months late the white house says obamacare federal web site healthcare.gov will work for most people most of the time, but this promise like others attached to the healthcare law comes with a catch. >> the department of health and...
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they use so few healthcare services. obamacare depends on their buy in literally. >>ed the product is good. it is affordable to quote joe biden. if you are a student body president set up on campus. if you are president have a happy hour. >> a poll out shows the challenges the white house is facing on this. do you approve of obamacare or disapprove asking 18-29-year-olds 57 percent disapprove of the law. 22 percent are without health insurance. of that group less than a third, just 29 percent plan to enroll. that is a real challenge now for the white house. they point to security issues on the web site and doctor shortages. 40 to 50 percent of the numbers in their older plans are being canceled. it is harder to get access to a doctor. it will be hard to get access to a doctor you used to go see. >> they will keep driving this message young people need to sign up for health insurance. >> if you are a bartender have a happy hour. >> house oversight committee darrel issa says the web site could reach 10 figures. he told fox news while they will get the web site workin
they use so few healthcare services. obamacare depends on their buy in literally. >>ed the product is good. it is affordable to quote joe biden. if you are a student body president set up on campus. if you are president have a happy hour. >> a poll out shows the challenges the white house is facing on this. do you approve of obamacare or disapprove asking 18-29-year-olds 57 percent disapprove of the law. 22 percent are without health insurance. of that group less than a third, just...
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the healthcare dot gov website has met the obama administration's self-imposed deadline for improvements -- that's latest word from the white house. kathleen sebellius, the secretary of health and human services, cautions users will still encounter problems during the next several months as repairs continue. by the numbers...the white house says the troubled site is now working 90% of the time --compared to 43% in october. 375-thousand people visited the site by noon monday. the president says the site it prepared to sign up 800,000 people per day. it can handle at 50,000 users at one time. reports says 100,000 applicants were processed through the federal exchange during november. bernie madoff's former right- hand-man has turned into the star witness for the prosecution against madoff's former employees. frank di-pascali was madoff's finance chief for many years. he testified yesterday against five former co-workers. those former madoff employees have pleaded innocent and claim they were tricked by their former boss. di-pascalli tells the court- madoff's laid the ground work for his $1
the healthcare dot gov website has met the obama administration's self-imposed deadline for improvements -- that's latest word from the white house. kathleen sebellius, the secretary of health and human services, cautions users will still encounter problems during the next several months as repairs continue. by the numbers...the white house says the troubled site is now working 90% of the time --compared to 43% in october. 375-thousand people visited the site by noon monday. the president says...
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. >>> the white house's self- imposed deadline has passed for the healthcare website to start working. reporter susan mcginnis has a check-up on the site that's become a political sore spot for the obama administration. >> reporter: the white house says 50,000 people can now log on to healthcare.gov all at the same time. >> we have a much more stable system that's reliably open for business. >> reporter: jeffrey, who leads the president's website repair team, said in a conference call this weekend that after more than 400 bump fixes and software -- bug fixes and software upgrades, the obama administration met its goal a working site for the vast majority of users. >> the site is stable and operating at intended capacity with greatly improved performance. >> reporter: response times have improved from 8 seconds in late october to less than 1 second. error rates have gone from 6% to less than 1%. democrats applaud the progress. >> hopefully we are going to have americans get access to the healthcare they need. >> reporter: republicans argue once consumers get in, they won't like what th
. >>> the white house's self- imposed deadline has passed for the healthcare website to start working. reporter susan mcginnis has a check-up on the site that's become a political sore spot for the obama administration. >> reporter: the white house says 50,000 people can now log on to healthcare.gov all at the same time. >> we have a much more stable system that's reliably open for business. >> reporter: jeffrey, who leads the president's website repair team, said in...
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they disrupted it for the 85% who had healthcare and their costs are going up significantly. so we have broken the system to help a few. nobody would fix a problem that way. >> reporter: even supporters of healthcare.gov admit there is still a lot of room for improvement but say both sides of the aisle must meet in the middle to fix it. >> i have in my pocket right here, the erik can't for issued this playbook against obamacare the other day. they're not trying to work with us to try to address these issues. yes there are problems. there is no denying that. let's work to fix them. >> reporter: while the white house said enromment has jumped were 30% to 80% it's still calling the site a work in progress. al jazeera, new york. >> for the first time same-sex couples are marrying today in hawai'i. ceremonies started at midnight. officials hope the change will boost annual tourism revenues by as much as $200 million. hawai'i was the seventh state to legalize same sex images this year. >>> vice president joe biden has arrived in japan. and will also visit china and south korea. the
they disrupted it for the 85% who had healthcare and their costs are going up significantly. so we have broken the system to help a few. nobody would fix a problem that way. >> reporter: even supporters of healthcare.gov admit there is still a lot of room for improvement but say both sides of the aisle must meet in the middle to fix it. >> i have in my pocket right here, the erik can't for issued this playbook against obamacare the other day. they're not trying to work with us to...